Hyderabad: DLM conducting raids at a multiplex, 54 cases booked

Hyderabad: Legal Metrology Department received several complaints from consumers on collecting of high prices at Cinema Theatres and Multiplexes. In particularly most complaints were against multiplexes.

For the past two days Toll Free and Whats App number received about 200 complaints from consumers. Keeping in view of these complaints Legal Metrology Department continued its special for second day.

Out of 28 multiplexes in Greater Hyderabad and HMDA zone, on day one checks were conducted at 20 multiplexes, of which 18 were found violating rules and 54 cases were booked on them. On Friday, second day special teams conducted checks on another 8 multiplexes, 6 were found violating rules, 19 cases are booked: Hyderabad Central PVR-3; Inox Inorbit Mall Hitech City-4; Cine Polis Shamshabad-4; Ashian Cinema Attapur-2; Asian Lakshmikala-2; RK Cinema, Banjara Hills-4.

21 regular single screen theatres were also raided. 14 theatres were found violating the rules and 15 cases were booked against them. Remaining 7 theatres followed rules and regulations issued by Legal Metrology Department.